# Merkhogundi Khurd Village, Jamua, Giridih (Jharkhand)

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Village · Jamua, Giridih 

# Merkhogundi Khurd

Merkhogundi Khurd is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815318**. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 126 households**, the 115th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 850people (2011)
- 126households
- 73.5%literacy
- 815318PIN code

## Merkhogundi Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merkhogundi Khurd is 815318.** Merkhogundi Khurd falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815318
- Gram panchayatBalgo
- Community development blockJamua
- Census village code351356

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Merkhogundi Khurd from nearby towns?

- Jamua (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Merkhogundi Khurd?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Merkhogundi Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mirzaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Merkhogundi Khurd known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Merkhogundi Khurd

Of every 100 households in Merkhogundi Khurd in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merkhogundi Khurd · ■ Jamua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**72%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Merkhogundi Khurd?

■ Merkhogundi Khurd · ■ Jamua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**940

Working population ****52.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 49% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 242 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamua

- Kusaia861 people
- Tanrbigha859 people
- Golhaia856 people
- Bhathdih853 people
- Kamaitanr846 people
- Khandidih841 people
- Pananian832 people
- Kurumdiha825 people

[All 315 villages in Jamua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merkhogundi Khurd?815318
- What is the population of Merkhogundi Khurd?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkhogundi Khurd in?Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merkhogundi Khurd?73.5% (Census 2011)